sinka

See also: siŋka and síňka

Slovak

Etymology

From siný +‎ -ka.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈsinka]

Noun

sinka f

1. bruise

   Synonym: modrina

Further reading

• “sinka”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2024

Swedish

Verb

sinka (present sinkar, preterite sinkade, supine sinkat, imperative sinka)

1. to slow down or delay (someone or something)

   Han sinkar oss

   He's slowing us down

   Jag sinkar vakterna medan ni smyger in bakvägen

   I'll hold up the guards while you sneak in the back

Conjugation

Conjugation of sinka (weak)

	Active		Passive
Infinitive	sinka		sinkas
Supine	sinkat		sinkats
Imperative	sinka		—
Imper. plural1	sinken		—
	Present	Past	Present	Past
Indicative	sinkar	sinkade	sinkas	sinkades
Ind. plural1	sinka	sinkade	sinkas	sinkades
Subjunctive2	sinke	sinkade	sinkes	sinkades
	Participles
Present participle	sinkande
Past participle	sinkad
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Noun

sinka c

1. cornett (wind instrument)

Declension

Declension of sinka

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	sinka	sinkas
	definite	sinkan	sinkans
plural	indefinite	sinkor	sinkors
	definite	sinkorna	sinkornas

Alternative forms

• zinka

References

• sinka in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
• sinka in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• sinka in Svensk ordbok (SO)